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it was kennedy and johnson. the skulduggery that lettuce into the vietnam war -- led us into the vietnam war. there were so many secret operations in that nixon presidency. of course, as we found out later with watergate, he is taping and hiding the cover-up of what they had done in watergate. i think ellsberg probably has a right. host: we're talking about the 40th anniversary of the release and publishing of the pentagon papers. the national archives and others are releasing those documents today around noon. if you want ask questions, the numbers are on the screen. journal@c-span.org is our e-mail address. if you want to submit a comment or question on twitter, @cspanwj. why did they compile this history at the time? guest: they wanted a clear idea of what was going on. not tomorrow was a true believer in this operation -- we tamara -- mcnamara was a true believer in this operation. he thought it would serve historians. he wanted the truth to be there because he thought we would be vindicated -- the war would
it was kennedy and johnson. the skulduggery that lettuce into the vietnam war -- led us into the vietnam war. there were so many secret operations in that nixon presidency. of course, as we found out later with watergate, he is taping and hiding the cover-up of what they had done in watergate. i think ellsberg probably has a right. host: we're talking about the 40th anniversary of the release and publishing of the pentagon papers. the national archives and others are releasing those documents...
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how does that play out in a primary for gary johnson? >> analogous to running for governor of new mexico, for those republicans that these were the biggest issues, i did not get their boats in the primary. new mexico was a state that was two to one democrat, if i were to win the primary, i could go on and do quite well. i think i got all of the votes in the general election. the focus moves out to other issues, and i think those are the bigger issues. i think that is analogous to me doing this today, running for president of the united states. >> at what age did you move to new mexico? >> when i was 13 years old, we moved as a family. my mother but transfer their with the bureau of indian affairs. she was an accountant. we lived in aberdeen, s.d., and they consolidated all of the accounting in albuquerque my father had gone to boy scout camp and had fallen in love with it and was always angling to go to new mexico, so that all turned out. >> you started a company that when you sold had how many employees? >> i started it in 1974, a one-
how does that play out in a primary for gary johnson? >> analogous to running for governor of new mexico, for those republicans that these were the biggest issues, i did not get their boats in the primary. new mexico was a state that was two to one democrat, if i were to win the primary, i could go on and do quite well. i think i got all of the votes in the general election. the focus moves out to other issues, and i think those are the bigger issues. i think that is analogous to me doing...
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johnson. his background is 31 years of business in wisconsin. he brings that to bear in the united states senate. we welcome your calls coming year tweets, and your e-mails. the majority leader is suggesting that there may be a solution, temporary, on the debt ceiling. it is only temporary, leading more time for the negotiations. would you support that? guest: i do not want to deal with hypothetical. it is sad that we are sitting here one month and half before the treasury secretary says that this is the drop dead date, and now the administration is stepping up to the plate and holding more frequent talks. that might be necessary. i assume we do not want to vote for any increase until we solve the problem. from my standpoint, if you have to establish a discipline. that is why i sponsored the cap act which puts us on a glide path toward balancing the budget. i would support a constitutional amendment, my preference that limits spending, but until we put those very hard controls on the political
johnson. his background is 31 years of business in wisconsin. he brings that to bear in the united states senate. we welcome your calls coming year tweets, and your e-mails. the majority leader is suggesting that there may be a solution, temporary, on the debt ceiling. it is only temporary, leading more time for the negotiations. would you support that? guest: i do not want to deal with hypothetical. it is sad that we are sitting here one month and half before the treasury secretary says that...
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. >> david johnson, the governor general, who just took over the governor general spot in october. it is his first speech from the throne. seniorbring in our political correspondent. terry, you've heard the run down from both rosie and even in terms of what to expect. politically, how are you looking at this today? >> i think some people will be surprised by the wide gap between promise and deliver it, because i think a lot of people may not know that this is going to be an extremely minimalist session of parliament. although the speech may include a long laundry list, of items the government wants to achieve, we will not see it in the session because it is so short. they rsisise on the 23rd. that leaves 13 days to do parliamentary business. there is little they can accomplish until the fall. they will deal with the budget. will include the item about ending political subsidies to parties. it will be a motion to extend the mission in libya. all the rest of what voters were led to expect during the long campaign, the crime package, and the rest of the items on the government's agend
. >> david johnson, the governor general, who just took over the governor general spot in october. it is his first speech from the throne. seniorbring in our political correspondent. terry, you've heard the run down from both rosie and even in terms of what to expect. politically, how are you looking at this today? >> i think some people will be surprised by the wide gap between promise and deliver it, because i think a lot of people may not know that this is going to be an...
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the johnsons are the proud parents of two adult sons, the reverend anthony johnson, pastor of st. matthew a.m.e. zion church of rock hill, south carolina, and timothy johnson, a civil engineer in our great state. they were the grandparents of two grandchildren, both are honor students. dr. johnson is also survived by four sisters, barbara jones, trumela jones, ernestine write, and betty coally. three brothers, rudolph sharp, eugene sharp, and very good friend of mine, david sharp of phoenix, arizona. mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing this great life. we extend condolences to her husband, bishop joseph johnson, their sons, and all of their family and friends. mr. speaker, i thank you for the time this morning. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg, for five minutes. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. on tuesday the house overwhelmingly defeated by a vote of 318-97 a blank check on spending. we stopped the unconditional raising of the debt ceili
the johnsons are the proud parents of two adult sons, the reverend anthony johnson, pastor of st. matthew a.m.e. zion church of rock hill, south carolina, and timothy johnson, a civil engineer in our great state. they were the grandparents of two grandchildren, both are honor students. dr. johnson is also survived by four sisters, barbara jones, trumela jones, ernestine write, and betty coally. three brothers, rudolph sharp, eugene sharp, and very good friend of mine, david sharp of phoenix,...
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how does that play out in a primary for gary johnson? >> and now we get to running for governor of new mexico. those republicans were the issues were the biggest issues, i didn't get their votes in the primary. new mexico was a state that was two-one democrat, but it appeared that if i were to win the primary -- if i won the primary in new mexico, i would go on and do very well and potentially win the general election. i think that same situation -- and by the way, i did not get any of their votes in the primary. i think i got all their votes in the general election. now you have two like candidates when it comes to those issues, and the focus moves out to other issues. in this case, and fiscal issues, and i think those are the big issues. i think it is analogous to my doing this today running for president of the united states. >> at what age and why did you move to mexico? >> when i was 13 years old, we moved to new mexico. my mother was transferred there in the bureau of indian affairs. she was an accountant. we lived in aberdeen, s.d
how does that play out in a primary for gary johnson? >> and now we get to running for governor of new mexico. those republicans were the issues were the biggest issues, i didn't get their votes in the primary. new mexico was a state that was two-one democrat, but it appeared that if i were to win the primary -- if i won the primary in new mexico, i would go on and do very well and potentially win the general election. i think that same situation -- and by the way, i did not get any of...
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captain johnson does such a good job that it almost got him killed. >> he called an >> in it and set up a hit on my cell phone. >> the hit man came to murder johnson on a cold march morning. >> he kicked the door in and yelled police. he shot six times up in the chest. i guess the lord said that disguises to ornery to die. i will let him live. >> 911. >> my son just got shot. >> carl walker got shot outside of his home just before he was going to testify against cedric buyers. buyers set up the heat from jail. the inmates have become so efficient at sneaking in cell phones and to prison that law enforcement is turning to technology to deal with the flood of phones. if calls come from cell phones not on the prisons approved list, those calls will be blocked. >> the cellular device you are using has been identified as contraband. >> in mississippi, this august, the system into assistant 6000 calls and text messages from inmates. in those cases, blocking calls are potentially saving lives. >> where did you get this idea? >> there was a wire story that ran about a prison guard's account.
captain johnson does such a good job that it almost got him killed. >> he called an >> in it and set up a hit on my cell phone. >> the hit man came to murder johnson on a cold march morning. >> he kicked the door in and yelled police. he shot six times up in the chest. i guess the lord said that disguises to ornery to die. i will let him live. >> 911. >> my son just got shot. >> carl walker got shot outside of his home just before he was going to...
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and he is accompanied by his wife, sharon johnson, and the two johnson to have been very active now in their role, traveling the country, traveling the world. the governor general has been to afghanistan. he was in britain during the royal wedding a short time ago. 21 gun salute. with the guard of honor. parliament hill, throne speech. ["o canada" playing] >> present arms! [guns fire once] >> and the commander of the guard of honor will invite the governor general for a quick inspection of the guard of honor. see the flag, you see it every once and awhile and you are wondering, what is that with all stripes? a fellow who had long campaigned for a different falg have.an the ionone we he has his flag, and it looks as part of the official declaration of parliament hill. it is not. it is one individual who has put his ideas forward as what he thinks should be the nation's flag. evan mentioned the governor aneral's love of hockey at time of year when many canadians are fascinated by what is happening in two teams in canada. the canuks. i watched how that city is responding to that team. als
and he is accompanied by his wife, sharon johnson, and the two johnson to have been very active now in their role, traveling the country, traveling the world. the governor general has been to afghanistan. he was in britain during the royal wedding a short time ago. 21 gun salute. with the guard of honor. parliament hill, throne speech. ["o canada" playing] >> present arms! [guns fire once] >> and the commander of the guard of honor will invite the governor general for a...
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later, gop presidential candidate gary johnson. >> this week, our guest is pierre thomas of abc news. he is the senior justice correspondent. >> pierre thomas of abc news, can you remember the first time you ever thought about the news business? >> actually, i do. i was, you know, probably about 12 years old and i was watching the evening news. back where i grew, lynchburg, va., it was the abc affiliate that we watched in particular. and i watched "world news tonight," with peter jennings and max robinson. it was part of my daily ritual, to watch the news. i said, you know, that is interesting. i might want to do that some day. >> how old were you then? seventh grade? >> something like that. we typically watched the evening news. it came on a 6:30 p.m. it would be right after we would be finishing their. -- dinner. >> what were the circumstances at home? what did your parents do and how many kids were at home? >> i was one of five. my dad worked in a place called lynchburg foundry, a very hard- working man. he worked pouring steel. my mom was a homemaker. we had a typical southern vir
later, gop presidential candidate gary johnson. >> this week, our guest is pierre thomas of abc news. he is the senior justice correspondent. >> pierre thomas of abc news, can you remember the first time you ever thought about the news business? >> actually, i do. i was, you know, probably about 12 years old and i was watching the evening news. back where i grew, lynchburg, va., it was the abc affiliate that we watched in particular. and i watched "world news...
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johnson. kevin is a senior fell sexow director of economic policy studies at the american enterprise institute for public policy research. before joining a.e.i., he was a senior economist at the board of governors at the federal reserve system, an associate professor of economics and finance at the grass roots school of business of columbia university. he was a policy consultant at the treasury department during the george h.w. bush and clinton administrations. he served as an economic advisor to george w. bush 2004's presidential campaign. and as senator john mccain's chief economic advisor during the presidential primary. he also served as senior economic advisor to the mccain presidential campaign. he is a columnist for national review. he earned his ph.d. in economics at the university of pennsylvania. doctor, welcome. our fourth panelist today, chad stone, a chief economist at the center on budget and policy priorities, where he specializes in the economic snals of budget and policy issue
johnson. kevin is a senior fell sexow director of economic policy studies at the american enterprise institute for public policy research. before joining a.e.i., he was a senior economist at the board of governors at the federal reserve system, an associate professor of economics and finance at the grass roots school of business of columbia university. he was a policy consultant at the treasury department during the george h.w. bush and clinton administrations. he served as an economic advisor...
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johnson, and your work. the reason why we wanted to hear from you is to hear from those who have had experience in this area and who may see it from a different view and give us a different slant of possible solutions that may help us in providing security our country needs. so i thank you very much for being here and helping us with your valuable information and the forward to continuing to work with you. >> thank you, sir, and we appreciate the opportunity to, as you say, bring a different perspective because our perspective is from where we sit each of us, and we are seeing a different angle on this, and we think both are valuable to you. certainly we appreciate the work q&a your committee are dng, and your staff. >> thank you very much. would like to thank you and our other witnesses here. it is clear to me thathe diplomatic security bureau has made great progress in meeting the demands of its expanding responsible of these. hover, or work remains. many of the concerns and recommendations discussed today
johnson, and your work. the reason why we wanted to hear from you is to hear from those who have had experience in this area and who may see it from a different view and give us a different slant of possible solutions that may help us in providing security our country needs. so i thank you very much for being here and helping us with your valuable information and the forward to continuing to work with you. >> thank you, sir, and we appreciate the opportunity to, as you say, bring a...
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johnson. kevin is a senior fellow in the director of economic policy studies at the american enterprise institute for public policy research. before joining a.e.i., he was a senior economist, the board of governors, the federal reserve system, and associate professor of economics and finance at the school of business of columbia university. he was a politics consultant at the treasury department during the george h.w. bush and clinton administrations. he served as an economic advisor to the george w. bush 2004 presidential campaign and as senator john mccain's chief economic advisor during the 2000 presidential primaries. he also served as senior economic advisor to the mccain 2008 presidential campaign. he is a columnist for "national review." he earned his ph.d. in economics at the university of pennsylvania. dr. hassett, welcome. in our fourth panelist today, chad stone, is a chief economist at center and budget priorities where he specializes in the economic analysis of budget and policy i
johnson. kevin is a senior fellow in the director of economic policy studies at the american enterprise institute for public policy research. before joining a.e.i., he was a senior economist, the board of governors, the federal reserve system, and associate professor of economics and finance at the school of business of columbia university. he was a politics consultant at the treasury department during the george h.w. bush and clinton administrations. he served as an economic advisor to the...
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what has johnson vetoed and why? that was played out in the newspaper, in print on the radio every day. in a state that is two-one democrat, it is significant, have been rendered that many vetoes, having stood up and talked about government's role and the notion that the best government is the government that rules least, i got reelected by a bigger margin the second time than the first time. >> described the gary johnson brand of politics. are you republican, libertarian, a conservative? what the labels would you attach to yourself? >> i hate labels, but i think the majority of the people in this country describe themselves as fiscally conservative. 60% of americans describe themselves as fiscally conservative and socially liberal. i would change the socially liberal to classically liberal. in that sense, i might be someone who believe that the government rules the best is the government that rules the least. the best thing that government can do for me as an individual is to allow me to be the individual that i cho
what has johnson vetoed and why? that was played out in the newspaper, in print on the radio every day. in a state that is two-one democrat, it is significant, have been rendered that many vetoes, having stood up and talked about government's role and the notion that the best government is the government that rules least, i got reelected by a bigger margin the second time than the first time. >> described the gary johnson brand of politics. are you republican, libertarian, a conservative?...
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johnson, and your work. the reason why we wanted to hear from you is to hear from those who have had experience in this area and who may see it from a different view and give us a different slant of possible solutions that may help us in providing security our country needs. so i thank you very much for being here and helping us with your valuable information and the forward to continuing to work with you. >> thank you, sir, and we appreciate the opportunity to, as you say, bring a different perspective because our perspective is from where we sit each of us, and we are seeing a different angle on this, and we think both are valuable to you. certainly we appreciate the work q&a your committee are doing, and your staff. >> thank you very much. i would like to thank you and our other witnesses here. it is clear to me that the diplomatic security bureau has made great progress in meeting the demands of its expanding responsible of these. however, or work remains. many of the concerns and recommendations discuss
johnson, and your work. the reason why we wanted to hear from you is to hear from those who have had experience in this area and who may see it from a different view and give us a different slant of possible solutions that may help us in providing security our country needs. so i thank you very much for being here and helping us with your valuable information and the forward to continuing to work with you. >> thank you, sir, and we appreciate the opportunity to, as you say, bring a...
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daniel johnson. mr. johnson began as an assistant administrator for intelligence earlier this year. prior to that, he served in the united states air force. with 26 years' experience at the air force intelligence, surveillance, and recalls its -- and recognizance efforts, he is a seasoned staff officer. he also worked at the pentagon on the joint chiefs of staff as deputy director for joint requirements. that must be quite a business card when you have something like that. in that role, he provided intelligence support to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff as secretary of defense. mr. johnson graduated from the air war college at maxwell air force base in alabama. he received a master of public administration from the university of oklahoma, a bachelor's degree in public administration from eastern connecticut state university. mr. johnson, you're recognized to summarize your testimony. thank you. >> ranking member spears, mr. chairman, thank you for allowing me to testify today. since coming on board this january i have had the opportunity to work closely with undersecretary
daniel johnson. mr. johnson began as an assistant administrator for intelligence earlier this year. prior to that, he served in the united states air force. with 26 years' experience at the air force intelligence, surveillance, and recalls its -- and recognizance efforts, he is a seasoned staff officer. he also worked at the pentagon on the joint chiefs of staff as deputy director for joint requirements. that must be quite a business card when you have something like that. in that role, he...
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daniel johnson. mr. johnson began as an assistant administrator for intelligence earlier this year. prior to that, he served in the united states air force. with 26 years' experience at the air force intelligence, surveillance, and recalls its -- and recognizance efforts, he is a seasoned staff officer. he also worked at the pentagon on the joint chiefs of staff as deputy director for joint requirements. that must be quite a business card when you have something like that. in that role, he provided intelligence support to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff as secretary of defense. mr. johnson graduated from the air war college at maxwell air force base in alabama. he received a master of public administration from the university of oklahoma, a bachelor's degree in public administration from eastern connecticut state university. mr. johnson, you're recognized to summarize your testimony. thank you. chairman, thank you for allowing me to testify today. since coming on board this january i have had the opportunity to work closely with undersecretary wagner and my colleagues at t
daniel johnson. mr. johnson began as an assistant administrator for intelligence earlier this year. prior to that, he served in the united states air force. with 26 years' experience at the air force intelligence, surveillance, and recalls its -- and recognizance efforts, he is a seasoned staff officer. he also worked at the pentagon on the joint chiefs of staff as deputy director for joint requirements. that must be quite a business card when you have something like that. in that role, he...
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johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. the 90th anniversary of white castle, 25 cent hamburger, came in that little cardboard box you could buy four of them for $1. the price has gone up now, but i got a feeling that this congress continues to do business like it has, we will be eating about two of those little small hamburgers for dinner every single day. what they want to do, ladies and gentlemen, on the republican side, is to cut medicare and cut medicaid and do everything they can to take care of their wealthy patrons with another round of tax cuts. it's like a drunken binge that they have been on with these tax cuts, trickle-down economics, ladies and gentlemen, does not work. it has not trickled down. in fact it has closed off to where all of the money stays up top. it never trickles down to the bottom. we got to change that. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. s
johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. the 90th anniversary of white castle, 25 cent hamburger, came in that little cardboard box you could buy four of them for $1. the price has gone up now, but i got a feeling that this congress continues to do business like it has, we will be eating about two of those little small hamburgers for dinner every single day. what they want to do, ladies and gentlemen, on the republican side, is to cut medicare and cut medicaid and do everything they can to take care of...
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interest by general david johnson. >> this week, it james grant with a biography of the man who established majority rule in the house and senate. his name was thomas agreed. he served from 1893 to 1891. -- thomas agreed. he served from 1893 to 1891. >> why do think the public would be interesting and reading a book about the life and times of thomas reid? >> i have no idea about the public. i would be delighted to spend three or four years in the company of this man. this person never leaves and has the job and stays for the weekend. you have to live with him or her. instantly i knew that we would be friends. i know is delighted to welcome him into my house. -- did you knowintensel instantly? >> in this book we read a chapter. it was a fabulous sketch of this most interesting and sadly of scare figure. it turned out to is instrumental from turning something into a talking shop that was engaged in active legislation. here is a full participant in all of the drama of monetary debates. he was all of that. he was also funny. who can resist? >> he was the 13th longest serving speaker in the his
interest by general david johnson. >> this week, it james grant with a biography of the man who established majority rule in the house and senate. his name was thomas agreed. he served from 1893 to 1891. -- thomas agreed. he served from 1893 to 1891. >> why do think the public would be interesting and reading a book about the life and times of thomas reid? >> i have no idea about the public. i would be delighted to spend three or four years in the company of this man. this...
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i want to know why we don't hear more about gary johnson. i think that is his name. from new mexico. host: we sat down with him about a month ago for a c-span "road to the white house" interview on our websites. what about him? guest: he didn't qualify to take part in the most recent debate on cnn. he was in the first debate and really didn't do very well. that is not why he was not invited back. there are a list of criteria that determine whether somebody is invited to take part. he ian interesting candidate. he has a strong libertarian streak opposed to the war on drugs. but he was not a governor at all recently and has really not caught on in any significant way. so, a lot of -- some of the candidates have a kind of vicious cycle they are battling, which is nobody has herds of them or knows who they are so they don get a lot of buzz and don't make a lot of mon in fund-raising so they can't get their name out. if you don't have any money and no personal wealth to tap into it is hard to get your name out there and make that initial buzz. host: and this is a busy fun
i want to know why we don't hear more about gary johnson. i think that is his name. from new mexico. host: we sat down with him about a month ago for a c-span "road to the white house" interview on our websites. what about him? guest: he didn't qualify to take part in the most recent debate on cnn. he was in the first debate and really didn't do very well. that is not why he was not invited back. there are a list of criteria that determine whether somebody is invited to take part. he...
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especially bushes and lyndon johnson. thank you very much. host: fredericksburg, virginia. maxwell on our democrat line. caller: barack obama is my candidate. just like the guy just said, people do not realize rick perry took the money but is not going to say he took the money. barack obama is my candidate. i am very enthusiastic about barack obama. people do not realize, the stuff that he put through. we would be better off but the party of "no" kill that. host: who do you like today? caller: rick perry. i am a christian voters. he is going to stand up for what is right. i cannot vote for barack obama because of his stand on abortion. abortion is premeditated murder. people voting for him are voting for premeditated murder. rick perry, he stands up for god. american can do the same thing if we stand up for god and turn away from abortion and gay marriage. this nation will turn around. god owns you me and everybody. he owns us. he can turn this nation around. i appreciate you taking my call. host: from the hill, obama reelection campaign takes over twitter and facebook. it
especially bushes and lyndon johnson. thank you very much. host: fredericksburg, virginia. maxwell on our democrat line. caller: barack obama is my candidate. just like the guy just said, people do not realize rick perry took the money but is not going to say he took the money. barack obama is my candidate. i am very enthusiastic about barack obama. people do not realize, the stuff that he put through. we would be better off but the party of "no" kill that. host: who do you like...
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johnson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning. the democratically controlled congress passed the health care over all that was supposed to control health care costs and extend -- i would say these bills failed. do you think those efforts are enough -- >> will the gentleman yield? mr. johnson? >> why? i wanted to ask a question. >> go ahead. >> ask me a question? i will not yield. i want to know if those efforts are enough to solve the medicare problem or did we not get it -- or did we not get deep into it enough? >> we have a deficit in medicare, even if we assume the current law is sustainably implemented. i will cost or somewhat likely to be higher than what we share. we clearly have a remaining problem. >> notwithstanding that, the best estimates of the affordable care act are that they extended the life of the trust fund and where the affordable care act to be repealed, the date at which the trust fund would become 24pleted would move from 20002 to 2016. >> i recognize you are phd. you consult with medical doctors? do they tal
johnson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning. the democratically controlled congress passed the health care over all that was supposed to control health care costs and extend -- i would say these bills failed. do you think those efforts are enough -- >> will the gentleman yield? mr. johnson? >> why? i wanted to ask a question. >> go ahead. >> ask me a question? i will not yield. i want to know if those efforts are enough to...
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johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, since this president's taken office, we've had failed stimulus, omnibus, tarp 2, government motors, government takeover of health care. well, the buck stops here. literally. house republicans refuse to give the spender in chief a blank check to pay for his reckless ways. if the president even wants to think about moving forward with the debt limit increase he needs to know americans want congress to drastically cut spending. across the nation people have cut back, stretched their hard-earned dollars in order to make it through these tough times. the government must do the same. we're facing a debt crisis because washington spends too much and wastes too much. raising the debt limit without a deep spending cut amounts to a barack obama big government bailout. enough is enough. stop the obama bailout now. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california -- from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house f
johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, since this president's taken office, we've had failed stimulus, omnibus, tarp 2, government motors, government takeover of health care. well, the buck stops here. literally. house republicans refuse to give the spender in chief a blank check to pay for his reckless ways. if the president even wants to think about moving forward with the debt limit increase he needs to know americans want congress to drastically cut spending. across the nation people...
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some of our most innovative manufacturers from johnson and johnson, to honeywell, to allegany technologies. i have asked the president of mit, susan, who is here -- there is susan. [applause] >> and, andrew, the ceo of dow chemical -- [applause] >>. this partnership and to work with my own advisers, -- to lead this partnership and to work with my own advisers on science, technology, and manufacturing. throughout history, our breeze breakthroughs have come through partnerships like this one. american innovation has been sparked by individual scientists and contra to endorse, often at universities like carnegie-mellon, georgia tech, berkeley, or stanford. but, a lot of companies in not investing early ideas because it will not pay off right away. that is where government can step in. that is how we ended up with some of the world-changing his innovations that fueled growth and prosperity, and created, as jobs -- the mobile phone, the internet, gps, more than 150 drugs and vaccines over the last 40 years was all because we were able to bring people together in a strategic way and the critical
some of our most innovative manufacturers from johnson and johnson, to honeywell, to allegany technologies. i have asked the president of mit, susan, who is here -- there is susan. [applause] >> and, andrew, the ceo of dow chemical -- [applause] >>. this partnership and to work with my own advisers, -- to lead this partnership and to work with my own advisers on science, technology, and manufacturing. throughout history, our breeze breakthroughs have come through partnerships like...
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lyndon johnson was president. we have had the same kind of corruption in the civil war, when we tried that freed the slaves in our country and keep our country unified. every war you have this. people are dying, it is chaotic, and things have to be quick or more people will die. it is not always a malicious theft. war leads to depletion of resources in irresponsible ways. host: it might be nearly impossible to find out where this money is? guest: i am going to look into it. it might not be near impossible, but it will be very difficult. but this happens in every war. do not think that this is george bush and they did not have it when john kennedy and lyndon johnson went into vietnam. for war ii or korea, it is just not the case. host: let's talk about afghanistan. support for the war exit plan. he says that congress was unlikely to oppose him. the white house faces growing pressure for rapid drawdown of u.s. troops. all are you included as one of those republicans? guest: i supported president bush when he went in
lyndon johnson was president. we have had the same kind of corruption in the civil war, when we tried that freed the slaves in our country and keep our country unified. every war you have this. people are dying, it is chaotic, and things have to be quick or more people will die. it is not always a malicious theft. war leads to depletion of resources in irresponsible ways. host: it might be nearly impossible to find out where this money is? guest: i am going to look into it. it might not be near...
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johnson: thank you. this issue of war and peace and separation of powers transcends poll -- partisan politics. two years ago i began what's known as the center aisle caucus which has large membership now. our goal is bipartisan solutions to america's challenges and this bill reflects that approach. h.c.r. 51 on paper addresses our illegal war in libya. but in spirit it calls into question american presence in the middle east and it should command the attention of the national media, if you're listening, and every american citizen. today i issue a challenge to an often divided congress. to my democratic colleagues, i ask you to candidly acknowledge that war is war, even when a democratic president initiates or perpetuates that war. to my republican colleagues, ask to you acknowledge that a sincere and effective attack on our crippling national debt while laying out defense spending on the table is disingeneral woice -- to all my colleagues, i ask you to know that our global warfare kills men and women and
johnson: thank you. this issue of war and peace and separation of powers transcends poll -- partisan politics. two years ago i began what's known as the center aisle caucus which has large membership now. our goal is bipartisan solutions to america's challenges and this bill reflects that approach. h.c.r. 51 on paper addresses our illegal war in libya. but in spirit it calls into question american presence in the middle east and it should command the attention of the national media, if you're...
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johnson. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. johnson: thank you. madam speaker, i rise to point out that once again we find ourselves in a familiar situation. once again, under the guise of fiscal responsibility, austerity and a blind allegiance to supply stood voodoo economics gimmicks, republicans have brought forth another effort to cut away the social safety net this time kicking low-income mothers and their young children into the depths of hunger and food insecurity. it's like deja vu. just months ago democrats defended the american people from the ryan republican plan to turn medicare into a voucher program. unfortunately, the plan to get rid of medicare was passed with the unanimous support of every single republican in the house. now, here we stand once again trying to prevent republicans from delivering a swift kick to the stomaches of low-income mothers, many of whom are already struggling to get by during this economic downturn. reducing w.i.c. funding by more than half a billion dollars in the name of deficit reduction while unanimousl
johnson. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. johnson: thank you. madam speaker, i rise to point out that once again we find ourselves in a familiar situation. once again, under the guise of fiscal responsibility, austerity and a blind allegiance to supply stood voodoo economics gimmicks, republicans have brought forth another effort to cut away the social safety net this time kicking low-income mothers and their young children into the depths of hunger and food...
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johnson who said that one of the things you're concerned about is a long-term implication of what we're doing. you're seeing that raise its head in the discount rate. in it could be higher than reported, since we took energy and food out, but businesses look at what we're doing and recognize that there is going to be inflation. businesses look at us and say, they're going have to print money in order to get out of this, never will be able to agree on tax cuts or increases, or spending cuts, and it will end up printing money. the discount rates that they are looking at are dramatically different that someone from an academic standpoint would. would you agree that by continuing to run up these dramatic deficits, we are discouraging investment in this country? is there anyone who disagrees with that statement? >> i agree completely, but in 2050, we have massive deficits much more than any other country. it is mostly due to uncontrolled health care spending. that is the primary driver. if you can fix that, you will be heroes whatever side of the political spectrum you come from. >> health c
johnson who said that one of the things you're concerned about is a long-term implication of what we're doing. you're seeing that raise its head in the discount rate. in it could be higher than reported, since we took energy and food out, but businesses look at what we're doing and recognize that there is going to be inflation. businesses look at us and say, they're going have to print money in order to get out of this, never will be able to agree on tax cuts or increases, or spending cuts, and...
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of the president whether it was president truman in korea, president wilson, world war i, president johnson, initially in vietnam, certainly president bush, the first president bush with the gulf war. people forget that when the president said he was going to reverse saddam's invasion of kuwait, it was 15% public support. this unhappiness and certainly the war weary after a decade rests heavily on all this, i think. the key is, how we complete our mission as we have largely done in iraq in a way that protects american national security interests and the american people and contributes to stability? most people would say we have been largely successful in that respect in iraq. i think we are on a path to do that in afghanistan. the cost of the war is huge. but it is declining. the cost of these workers will go down between f-111 and f y 12 by $40 billion. there is every reason to believe that between f y 12 and f y 13, there would be another significant reduction. with the lisbon agreement, the size of our forces left in afghanistan in december of 2014 would be a small fraction of what they
of the president whether it was president truman in korea, president wilson, world war i, president johnson, initially in vietnam, certainly president bush, the first president bush with the gulf war. people forget that when the president said he was going to reverse saddam's invasion of kuwait, it was 15% public support. this unhappiness and certainly the war weary after a decade rests heavily on all this, i think. the key is, how we complete our mission as we have largely done in iraq in a...
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johnson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the president can't win on this one. one side will say they you are withdrawing too many troops at a time when we need to have them stay the course. in of the other side, folks say, look. we are tired of war, bring the troops home. over there the door and bring you it was put all the money into reducing our debt. the president cannot win. there is another way. first of all, i appreciate your being here today. i want everyone to remember that the president was clear in his 2008 campaign. he said he would draw down u.s. forces from iraq. he said he would refocus on the neglected war in afghanistan. he has made good on both of those commitments. and the spring of 2009, we had 130 ayotte and j in the spring of 2009, we had one of 31 trips on the ground in iraq. by the end of this year, we will have less than 130 department of defense troops on the grounds unless there is some change in the security agreement. with the addition of 30,000 troops, we have been successful by all accounts. we have degraded insurgent groups. we de
johnson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the president can't win on this one. one side will say they you are withdrawing too many troops at a time when we need to have them stay the course. in of the other side, folks say, look. we are tired of war, bring the troops home. over there the door and bring you it was put all the money into reducing our debt. the president cannot win. there is another way. first of all, i appreciate your being here today. i want everyone to remember that the...
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johnson: thank you. this issue of war and peace and separation of powers transcends poll -- partisan politics. two years ago i began what's known as the center aisle caucus which has large membership now. our goal is bipartisan solutions to america's challenges and this bill reflects that approach. h.c.r. 51 on paper addresses our illegal war in libya. but in spirit it calls into question american presence in the middle east and it should command the attention of the national media, if you're listening, and every american citizen. today i issue a challenge to an often divided congress. to my democratic colleagues, i ask you to candiy acknowledge that war is war, even when a democratic president initiates or perpetuates that war. to my republican colleagues, ask to you acknowledge that a sincere and effective attack on our crippling national debt while laying out defense spending on the table is disingeneral woice -- to all my colleagues, i ask you to know that our global warfare kills men and women and i
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. >> chairman johnson, ranking member shelby -- my name is steve wilson. i am chairman and ceo of the national bank in lebanon, ohio. i am also is the current chairman of the american bankers association. aba is strongly opposed by recent efforts to redefine the credit union charter in ways that would effectively turn credit unions into tax-exempt banks. this effort most recently embodied in senate bill 509 would allow credit nance -- credit unions to increase the gap and make significantly more business lending. this would allow a new breed of credit unions to move aggressively to pursue business customers through commercial loans. it would also serve as an invitation to credit unions that are currently not near this cap to focus on business lending to the exclusion of consumer lending. under current law, credit unions have been aggregate member business cap of 12.25% of assets. however, business loans of under $50,000 do not count against this cap, nor do many other types of business loans, leaving ample room for business -- for credit unions to serve sm
. >> chairman johnson, ranking member shelby -- my name is steve wilson. i am chairman and ceo of the national bank in lebanon, ohio. i am also is the current chairman of the american bankers association. aba is strongly opposed by recent efforts to redefine the credit union charter in ways that would effectively turn credit unions into tax-exempt banks. this effort most recently embodied in senate bill 509 would allow credit nance -- credit unions to increase the gap and make...
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johnson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning. the democratically controlled congress passed the health care over all that was supposed to control health care costs and extend -- i would say these bills failed. do you think those efforts are enough -- >> will the gentleman yield? mr. johnson? >> why? i wanted to ask a question. >> go ahead. >> ask me a question? i will not yield. i want to know if those efforts are enough to solve the medicare problem or did we not get it -- or did we not get deep into it enough? >> we have a deficit in medicare, even if we assume the current law is sustainably implemented. i will cost or somewhat likely to be higher than what we share. we clearly have a remaining problem. >> notwithstanding that, the best estimates of the affordable care act are that they extended the life of the trust fund and where the affordable care act to be repealed, the date at which the trust fund would become 24pleted would move from 20002 to 2016. >> i recognize you are phd. you consult with medical doctors? do they tal
johnson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning. the democratically controlled congress passed the health care over all that was supposed to control health care costs and extend -- i would say these bills failed. do you think those efforts are enough -- >> will the gentleman yield? mr. johnson? >> why? i wanted to ask a question. >> go ahead. >> ask me a question? i will not yield. i want to know if those efforts are enough to...
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when i think of people like bob dole, for example, hubert humphrey, barry goldwater, lyndon johnson, who served for many, many years. some whom i have served with who has been there 10 or 20 or 30 years to have an of -- unbelievable experience and judgment. i just disagree that you would in any other circumstance go to a mechanic and say i would like to select the one with the least experience, or select a doctor with the least experience. the same is true in public service. i indicated -- you may not have heard me -- i decided to leave at retire and do other things because i didn't want to be there too long. i did see people stay too long. but many of those there for a long period -- i could mention some on capitol hill who have been there a long time who i think did an extraordinary job. there are others who have been there a long time who should probably do other things. host: he served in the senate from 1992-2011 and now senior policy adviser for a law firm and doing other things in d.c. let's go to ed, republican caller from dearborn, michigan. caller: thank you for taking my c
when i think of people like bob dole, for example, hubert humphrey, barry goldwater, lyndon johnson, who served for many, many years. some whom i have served with who has been there 10 or 20 or 30 years to have an of -- unbelievable experience and judgment. i just disagree that you would in any other circumstance go to a mechanic and say i would like to select the one with the least experience, or select a doctor with the least experience. the same is true in public service. i indicated -- you...
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host: up next is johnson city, tennessee. caller: i am a little bit concerned because of monitoring when a tragedy happened. guest: the the part of transportation has rulemaking in place. near the end of this year there will be a requirement for seat belts in buses. approximately 80% of every bus being ordered, motor coach bus, are being ordered with seat belts. we have supported seat belt rule making. we have gone to the department of stress protection for years every time there wasn't accident and said to do the testing. they finally did that over the last few years and now they have rulemaking in place. host: bethlehem pa. on the democrats' line. >> guest: earlier in the show we talked about anti-regulation on just about everything. there was a truck driver in kansas who was fired for reporting -- he was concerned about his own safety and the safety of other people. the judge in that case was the famous mr. bork, if you recall. guest: the question of reporting and unsay companies or unsafe equipment might be the question a
host: up next is johnson city, tennessee. caller: i am a little bit concerned because of monitoring when a tragedy happened. guest: the the part of transportation has rulemaking in place. near the end of this year there will be a requirement for seat belts in buses. approximately 80% of every bus being ordered, motor coach bus, are being ordered with seat belts. we have supported seat belt rule making. we have gone to the department of stress protection for years every time there wasn't...
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years ago, this started when johnson, president johnson came down, to sign the treaty. the mexican army went through mexico door-to-door and took guns from every single household. that has affected the citizens of juarez without any weapons. i know i have friends who live over there. today the problem is the cartels have the guns. they go into restaurants, they shoot people on the street. the citizens have no protection against these cartels. what i'm about to say is unbelievable, but if we want to help the citizens of mexico, they have got to be armed. if these cartel cowards who do this knew that they were facing an armed citizen, they would not be able to do this. they recently slaughtered, i think it was 18 people in a restaurant, the cartels did. they just walked in, shot every person, man, woman, and child. this has gone on numerous times, as you can imagine, with 36,000 people being killed. instead of taking the guns away from the mexican citizens, they should be armed. guest: that's one perspective. i mean, i don't think that there's much of a serious discussion
years ago, this started when johnson, president johnson came down, to sign the treaty. the mexican army went through mexico door-to-door and took guns from every single household. that has affected the citizens of juarez without any weapons. i know i have friends who live over there. today the problem is the cartels have the guns. they go into restaurants, they shoot people on the street. the citizens have no protection against these cartels. what i'm about to say is unbelievable, but if we...
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i want to know why we don't hear more about gary johnson. i think that is his name. from new mexico. host: we sat down with him about a month ago for a c-span "road to the white house" interview on our websites. what about him? guest: he didn't qualify to take part in the most recent debate on cnn. he was in the first debate and really didn't do very well. that is not why he was not invited back. there are a list of criteria that determine whether somebody is invited to take part. he is an interesting candidate. he has a strong libertarian streak, opposed to the war on drugs. but he was not a governor at all recently and has really not caught on in any significant way. so, a lot of -- some of the candidates have a kind of vicious cycle they are battling, which is nobody has herds of them or knows who they are so they don't get a lot of buzz and don't make a lot of money in fund-raising so they can't get their name out. if you don't have any money and no personal wealth to tap into it is hard to get your name out there and make that initial buzz. host: and this is a b
i want to know why we don't hear more about gary johnson. i think that is his name. from new mexico. host: we sat down with him about a month ago for a c-span "road to the white house" interview on our websites. what about him? guest: he didn't qualify to take part in the most recent debate on cnn. he was in the first debate and really didn't do very well. that is not why he was not invited back. there are a list of criteria that determine whether somebody is invited to take part. he...
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thomas johnson served on the patent board that rejected first to file. secondly, early supreme court decisions confirms that patents must be granted to inventor, not when they file, but when they invent it. that began in 1813 with chief justice marshall, reaffirmed in 1829, and last month in stanford vs. roach in the supreme court of the united states. i think it is clear from all of the precedents that a first to invent and a first to file provision is unconstitutional because it adds a layer of compliance in winning the race to the patent office for someone who already has that right. let's vote no to uphold our oaths of office under the constitution of the united states. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady reserves. ms. kaptur: yes. i would like to inquire as to remaining time on both sides, please. the chair: the gentlelady from has five minutes. the gentleman from texas has 3 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from texas voiced. mr. smith: mr. chairman, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentlela
thomas johnson served on the patent board that rejected first to file. secondly, early supreme court decisions confirms that patents must be granted to inventor, not when they file, but when they invent it. that began in 1813 with chief justice marshall, reaffirmed in 1829, and last month in stanford vs. roach in the supreme court of the united states. i think it is clear from all of the precedents that a first to invent and a first to file provision is unconstitutional because it adds a layer...
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presidential candidate and former new mexico governor, gary johnson. he talks about gay marriage, abortion, prayer in public schools and how he would reduce the national debt and the federal deficit. "road to the white house" tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. now presidential campaigns and the politics involved in planning debates. former clinton white house press secretary mike mccurry is co-chair of the commission on presidential dedebates. he's joined by the executive director, janet brown. this event was hosted on friday by the washington center for internships and academic seminars. it's an hour. >> thank you very much for being here. we have janet brown from the debate commission. we have her file. we have mike mccurry, who's going to be involved with the debate commission, or is, and also served as a press secretary and other responsibilities. here's what we're trying to do with this seminar that the washington senator has put together. it's called "road to the white house." these are all professors in this room who teach about the preside
presidential candidate and former new mexico governor, gary johnson. he talks about gay marriage, abortion, prayer in public schools and how he would reduce the national debt and the federal deficit. "road to the white house" tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. now presidential campaigns and the politics involved in planning debates. former clinton white house press secretary mike mccurry is co-chair of the commission on presidential dedebates. he's joined by the executive...
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who was a democrat, talked to my grandmother, who was a republican, and they were discussing lyndon johnson's great society program. it was my republican grandmother who gave an admonition to my father. she said to him, david, it will not be you who pays for all of these programs for the great society. it will be davy and michele, my older brother and myself, and now my grandmother's prediction has come true. i firmly believe that neither my democrat father, nor my republican grandmother, would have ever condoned the spending and the debt that america is in during today. i had not planned on getting into politics. i loved law. i went to law school. then i went on and became a tax lawyer. together with my husband, we created a successful small business and jobs for people in our area. and when i saw the problems in our local school district and how academic excellence was being eroded by federal government interference with the local schools, i decided i needed to do more than just complain. i decided that it was one of those i know of values that has been instilled in me, which was to always
who was a democrat, talked to my grandmother, who was a republican, and they were discussing lyndon johnson's great society program. it was my republican grandmother who gave an admonition to my father. she said to him, david, it will not be you who pays for all of these programs for the great society. it will be davy and michele, my older brother and myself, and now my grandmother's prediction has come true. i firmly believe that neither my democrat father, nor my republican grandmother, would...
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i also realize as lyndon johnson once said, it's easy to get into war, hard as hell to get out of one. it is not easy to end this war. it won't be neat or pretty. i believe with all my heart it's in our national security interest to focus on al qaeda and not waste our precious blood and treasure in a conflict that can only be ended through a political solution. rather than crafting a compromise and trying to chart a middle course, i believe we need to change course. i urge the president of the united states to rethink our afghan policy. we think it in a way that brings our troops home sooner rather than later. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker, we have a group of people in the united states who are all volunteers that i call the american angels abroad. they are el-- those thousands of peace corps volunteers throughout the world that are helping third world countries in many different ways. they go to remote areas of the world, far from home, far from their familie
i also realize as lyndon johnson once said, it's easy to get into war, hard as hell to get out of one. it is not easy to end this war. it won't be neat or pretty. i believe with all my heart it's in our national security interest to focus on al qaeda and not waste our precious blood and treasure in a conflict that can only be ended through a political solution. rather than crafting a compromise and trying to chart a middle course, i believe we need to change course. i urge the president of the...
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johnson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning. the democratically controlled congress passed the health care over all that was supposed to control health care costs and extend -- i would say these bills failed. do you think those efforts are enough -- >> will the gentleman yield? mr. johnson? >> why? i wanted to ask a question. >> go ahead. >> ask me a question? i will not yield. i want to know if those efforts are enough to solve the medicare problem or did we not get it -- or did we not get deep into it enough? >> we have a deficit in medicare, even if we assume the current law is sustainably implemented. i will cost or somewhat likely to be higher than what we share. we clearly have a remaining problem. >> notwithstanding that, the best estimates of the affordable care act are that they extended the life of the trust fund and where the affordable care act to be repealed, the date at which the trust fund would become 24pleted would move from 20002 to 2016. >> i recognize you are phd. you consult with medical doctors? do they tal
johnson, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning. the democratically controlled congress passed the health care over all that was supposed to control health care costs and extend -- i would say these bills failed. do you think those efforts are enough -- >> will the gentleman yield? mr. johnson? >> why? i wanted to ask a question. >> go ahead. >> ask me a question? i will not yield. i want to know if those efforts are enough to...
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johnson: mr. chairman, how many times will republicans attempt to rob innocent americans of their health and their wellness? first they morally bankrupted themselves when they took a hatchets or i should say a scythe, that's that thing that the grim reaper walks with, they took it to the budget, attempting to increase the health care costs to seniors and passed it unanimously -- unanimous republicans' support for the ryan grim reaper budget plan that cut medicare. really destroyed medicare as we know it. replaced it with a voucher system. that's what they have passed in this house. and now, the grim reaper is coming again. not to cut tax cuts to the rich. not to cut tax subsidies to big oil companies. the grim reaper is not here to cut from wealthy individuals all of the tax breaks that they have been getting. no. the grim reaper is here to cut something that is fundamental to life and that is money for food, for human beings. the grim reaper moving slowly, not bouncing at all, just creeping throu
johnson: mr. chairman, how many times will republicans attempt to rob innocent americans of their health and their wellness? first they morally bankrupted themselves when they took a hatchets or i should say a scythe, that's that thing that the grim reaper walks with, they took it to the budget, attempting to increase the health care costs to seniors and passed it unanimously -- unanimous republicans' support for the ryan grim reaper budget plan that cut medicare. really destroyed medicare as...
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to take he and his family to the johnson home so they could stay there for a while until they had a chance to find a place of their own? or on the last night of president kennedy's life, spent more than an hour with him on the plane from houston to fort worth swapping stories back and forth and then was in the motorcade the next day when president kennedy was assassinated. or made numerous trips back and forth to vietnam to thank our soldiers for what they were doing there, always stopping at a burn unit along the way to make sure that those severely wounded would know that their country appreciated what they were doing. or at age 92, just a few weeks ago, offer important guidance and advice to one of his successors about the importance of putting the country first ahead of party, ahead of personal considerations. although graham loved history and he certainly loved to regale family and friends with some of his amazing stories, he was also a person who was always looking forward. he was consumed by what our country would be left to his children and grandchildren, and it was this foc
to take he and his family to the johnson home so they could stay there for a while until they had a chance to find a place of their own? or on the last night of president kennedy's life, spent more than an hour with him on the plane from houston to fort worth swapping stories back and forth and then was in the motorcade the next day when president kennedy was assassinated. or made numerous trips back and forth to vietnam to thank our soldiers for what they were doing there, always stopping at a...
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some of our most innovative -- innovative manufacturers from johnson and johnson to honeywell, a striker, to allegheny technologies. i ask the president of mit, who is here -- there is susan. [applause] -- the ceo of dow chemicals [applause] -- to lead this partnership and to work with my own advisers in science, technology, and manufacturing. throughout our history, our greatest -- our greatest breakthroughs and pop and country partnerships like this. american innovation has always been sparked by individual scientist and author purports all and at universities like carnegie-mellon, at georgia tech, where stanford. but a lot of companies do not invest in early ideas because it will not pay off right away. that is where government can step in. that is how we ended up with some of the world changing innovations that killed our growth and prosperity and created countless jobs from mobile homes, the internet, gps, or then150 drugs and -- more than 150 drugs and pharmaceuticals. the national science foundation helped find it stamper's digital library project in the 1990's. the idea was to de
some of our most innovative -- innovative manufacturers from johnson and johnson to honeywell, a striker, to allegheny technologies. i ask the president of mit, who is here -- there is susan. [applause] -- the ceo of dow chemicals [applause] -- to lead this partnership and to work with my own advisers in science, technology, and manufacturing. throughout our history, our greatest -- our greatest breakthroughs and pop and country partnerships like this. american innovation has always been...
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candidate and former new mexico governor, gary johnson. he talks about gay marriage, abortion, prayer in public schools and how he would reduce the national debt and the federal deficit. "road to the white house," sunday at 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress. inside new and returning house and senate members with contact information, including twitter addresses, district maps and committee assignments and information on the white house, supreme court justices and governorers. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> the national oceanic and atmospheric administration released new policies on aquaculture thursday. the rules will allow seafood businesses next year to begin applying for permits to start fish farms in the gulf of mexico. noaa administrator, jane lubchenko, talked about the new rules in a discussion on the impact of the oil spill on gulf seafood at the natural history museum in washington, d.c. she's joined by actor
candidate and former new mexico governor, gary johnson. he talks about gay marriage, abortion, prayer in public schools and how he would reduce the national debt and the federal deficit. "road to the white house," sunday at 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress. inside new and returning house and senate members with contact information, including twitter addresses,...
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gary johnson, 10. sarah palin, 41 votes. ron paul, 612 votes. i am just the messenger. tim pawlenty, 18 votes. buddy roemer, nine votes. mitt romney, 74 votes, and rick santorum, 41 votes. ron paul is the winner of the all rnc. -- winner of the rnc. -- rlc. >> from louisiana, our own tony perkins. >> note to self, never follow a straw poll. that we tell you, it is great to be back in my home state, among friends at this republican leadership conference. at first i was surprised it was not the southern leadership conference. at first i was a little concerned, but i understand we have invited folks from across the country to come and celebrate the centennial of ronald reagan. ofu will honor the legacy occu ronald reagan. it was from southern california. his favorite dish was macaroni and cheese. that is no substitute for fried catfish and jambalaya. change the title, but leave the menu alone. i want to thank each and everyone of you. you are the backbone of the conservative movement. many of you have labored from your early years advancing a unifying vision, the same visi
gary johnson, 10. sarah palin, 41 votes. ron paul, 612 votes. i am just the messenger. tim pawlenty, 18 votes. buddy roemer, nine votes. mitt romney, 74 votes, and rick santorum, 41 votes. ron paul is the winner of the all rnc. -- winner of the rnc. -- rlc. >> from louisiana, our own tony perkins. >> note to self, never follow a straw poll. that we tell you, it is great to be back in my home state, among friends at this republican leadership conference. at first i was surprised it...